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Public meeting for pedestrian and bicycle master plan is April 15
A public meeting to receive feedback on draft recommendations for the City's Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan is scheduled for April 15, from 6-8 p.m., in the Cane Room at Sugar Land City Hall, 2700 Town Center Blvd. North. The meeting will begin with an open house at 6 p.m. to allow public review of maps and displays. A presentation will follow at 6:30 p.m. Draft goals and a draft map will be posted at www.sugarlandtx.gov/ pedbike prior to the meeting. The draft plan incorporates public input from a variety of activities, including: • an online survey that resulted in more than 375 responses; • an online mapping activity that resulted in more than 1,000 comments; • nine stakeholder meetings; • a public meeting with more than 50
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attendees; and • an Online Town Hall. An 11-member citizen task force, including members nominated by City Council, guided development of the plan. The plan will update the City's existing Hike and Bike Trails Master Plan to include the potential for walking and biking as a means of transportation in addition to recreational uses. The draft plan identifies a network of pedestrian and bicycle routes, focusing on connecting key destinations such as schools and commercial areas. In addition, the draft plan identifies areas for improved crossings at major barriers such as U.S. Highway 59, State Highway 6, U.S. Highway 90A, the railroad and the Brazos River. For more information about Sugar Land's Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, visit www.sugarlandtx. gov/pedbike, email transportation@sugarlandtx. gov or call (281) 275-2218.
The day included double elimination tournaments for both volleyball and softball. The winner of the Competitive Division of Softball was “SWAT Team” of Gillen Pest Control and ELGE, Inc. was the winner of their division. As for volleyball, The Methodist Hospital System team took first place with the team from First Victoria was the runner up. Presenting sponsors included Legacy Ford, the Methodist Hospital System and the TW Davis Family Y. Community Health Choice was a Home Run sponsor for the event. The event was held on Saturday, March 9. with the softball tournament being played on both the T. W. Davis Family Y fields in Richmond and the Travis Park fields in Rosenberg. “We are extremely pleased that our first annual event had all of its brackets filled. We have received great support and plan to expand the tournament next year to include more of our service delivery areas”, said Kelli Metzenthin, Development Officer. Softball teams included Legacy Ford , the T. W. Davis
Family Y, First Victoria Bank, Elge Inc., Si Enviro, Rotary Club of Richmond, Gillen Pest Control and employees of AccessHealth sponsored by the board of directors. Volleyball teams include an AccessHealth employee team, Elge Inc., First Victoria Bank, The Hampton, HealthSouth, the Methodist Hospital System, the T. W. Davis Family Y and the V Dogs. “This day was great fun for those participating and those who were watching. There has been friendly banter between many of the teams who are vowing to be even more competitive next year! At least two of the teams have scheduled regular practices in preparation for next year. We look forward to March 8, 2014, and hope to have two additional softball brackets, ” said Cindy Reaves, Community Relations Specialist. AccessHealth is a private, not-for-profit community health center that serves Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton, Austin and Colorado Counties. AccessHealth is dedicated to excellence in providing integrated health care services to improve the quality of life
in the communities it serves without regard to income or circumstance. AccessHealth is a United Way agency.
For additional information regarding the tournament or the services of AccessHealth please call (281) 633-3169.
AccessHealth CEO Carol Edwards with Team Methodist Sugar Land.
Mayors attend St. Mark’s groundbreaking ceremony Last Sunday, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church held a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the commencement of new construction for a children’s building. In addition to dedicated parishioners, Mayor Vincent Morales of Rosenberg and Mayor Evalyn Moore of Richmond accompanied Reverend Bert Baetz as they shoveled the ceremonial dirt. Also, part of the festivities
was a shovel contest. Best Decorated Shovel was won by Jeri Culberson and Shovel Best Depicting Core Values was won by Lynnett Alderson. Awards were also given to smallest shovel (half inch) and biggest shovel (12 feet). Texas style BBQ was served to all attendees who enjoyed a nice spring day of fellowship in anticipation of their step forward benefitting the community. Conveniently located at 7615 FM 762 in Richmond, St. Mark’s Children’s Preschool will be available for enrollment for the Fall 2014 school year. Reverend Baetz says, “The mission of St. Mark’s is to encourage spiritual, intellectual, social, emotional and physical development in young children through an enriched curriculum rooted in the Christian faith.”
Shown l-r are: Rosenberg Mayor Vincent Morales, Reverend Bert Baetz, Mayor Evalyn Moore of Richmond.
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Fort Bend County Commissioners recently voted unanimously to adopt a resolution in support of the full expansion of Medicaid coverage. The resolution endorses the expansion of Medicaid coverage to all Texas U.S. citizen adults living at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level, in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act, a/k/a Obamacare. Others across the state have been urging the same thing. Governor Rick Perry and the state legislature will be determining whether to accept expansion of the government health insurance program for the poor. He reportedly declared last week that he would not take federal funds for the program expansion amounting to an estimated $100 billion dollars over the next 20 years as part of the Affordable Care Act. The resolution by commissioners court states that the federal government would cover the entire cost of expanding Medicaid for participating states during the first three years and would pay no less than 90 percent of the total cost thereafter. It also states that during 2014 – 2017, expansion would bring $27.2 billion in federal revenue to Texas in return for a $3.1 billion state investment. Some argue, “like it or not, the Affordable Care Act is already here,” and all anybody really would want is access to health care for all. “Covering the uninsured means better insurance value for all Texans with private health insurance,” reads the locally adopted resolution intended to serve a public purpose.